Almond Fortune Cookies

Serves: 18

Time: 1.5 hours

Ingredients

• Wholemeal flour, 45g
• Baking powder, ½ tsp
• Baking soda, ¼ tsp
• Ground almonds, 15g
• Unsalted, baked almonds, 18 pieces (optional)
• Almond flour, 30g
  • Unsalted baked almonds, 35g
  • Hot water, 100ml
• Canola oil, 2 tbsp
• Date paste, 2 tbsp
  • Dates, pitted, 3
  • Water, 50ml
• Chia egg
  • Chia seed, 1 tbsp
  • Water, 40ml
• Egg yolk, ½, 6g

Method

Almond flour

1. Soak baked almonds in boiling hot water for one minute in a heat-safe bowl. Do not let it soak for longer as the almonds will start to soften.
2. Drain the almonds and run under cold water.
3. Pat almonds dry.
4. Gently squeeze the almond between your fingers to remove their peel.
5. Pat dry the peeled almonds and let them dry completely on paper towels for 30 minutes.
6. Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse 15-20 times at one-second intervals.
7. Stop and scrape the sides every 5 pulses to prevent the almond flour from clumping.
8. Blend till smooth and powdery.

Ground almonds

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Spread the almonds uniformly on a baking tray and roast for about 5-8 minutes or until fragrant.
3. Let cool.
4. Ground the almonds in a food processor, pulsing 10 times at one-second intervals or until coarsely ground.

Date paste

1. In a blender, blend dates and water until a smooth paste forms.
2. Pour the date paste through a sieve to remove any solids.

Chia egg

1. Add chia seeds into a bowl and cover with water.
2. Let sit for 5 minutes until a gel-like consistency forms.

Almond cookie

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
2. Sieve the wholemeal flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and add roasted ground almonds into a mixing bowl and mix well.
3. Mix chia egg, date paste, oil together in another bowl and combine with dry ingredients until a dough forms.
4. Roll the doughs into 18 balls (8g each).
5. Place the dough balls on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
6. Ensure that the dough balls are evenly spaced on the baking tray.
7. Lightly press a piece of almond on each of the dough balls and smoothen out any cracks on the surface of the dough ball.
8. Beat an egg yolk with a fork.
9. Lightly brush the surface of the dough balls with the egg wash using a pastry brush.
10. Bake at 180ºC for 15-20 minutes, or until the cookies become slightly golden.
11. Let cool on a wire rack.
12. Serve.

Nutrients per serving (est. 1 piece)

Energy: 53kcal
Protein: 1.4g
Total Fat (Saturated Fat): 3.6g (0.3g)
Cholesterol: 4mg
Carbohydrate: 3.9g
Sodium: 32mg
Dietary Fibre: 1.0g